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Kudos also go the Bill and Becky Wells, Nick Saint-Erne and
Pete Biro for keeping this group organized, energized, transported,
informed, well fed and ready to perform.
The collective goal was to create an opportunity to define their
magical talents in an atmosphere that nurtures friendships for life.
You could see that by the time Lance Burton was announcing the
winners of the Teen Competition days later, this idea prevailed
successfully. The kids
couldn’t contain themselves behind the curtain, and began congratulating
each other before they ever got to the wings!!!
And guess what? A GIRL
finally took
1st Place
!!! Shayna Reed, you rock!
This Years Teen Winner
WMS 2007 – Ms. Shayna Reed
There were a few great quotes
this week that I’d like to share. “Great
people were not born great. They
became great by making a decision to pursue their dream in life and by
refusing to give up.” Another,
“No one stands so tall as when he reaches out to help someone else.”
When I think of it, there was a
long chain of hands reaching out this week.... Greeting... Helping...
Teaching... Performing...
Artful... and... Skillful Hands
brought together by the STEVENS FAMILY some 30 years ago - and all the years
in between - leading to this moment. There is no other magic dealer (or
family in magic, except perhaps, LARSEN) that has given so much towards the
art. For this and all they’ve
done for the world of magic... those same hands came together in thunderous
applause.
The teens during the Presentation Awards
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